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2005 Atlantic hurricane season and Saffir–Simpson scale

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Difference between 2005 Atlantic hurricane season and Saffir–Simpson scale

2005 Atlantic hurricane season vs. Saffir–Simpson scale

The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active Atlantic hurricane season in recorded history, shattering numerous records. The Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale (SSHWS), formerly the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale (SSHS), classifies hurricanesWestern Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical stormsinto five categories distinguished by the intensities of their sustained winds.

Similarities between 2005 Atlantic hurricane season and Saffir–Simpson scale

2005 Atlantic hurricane season and Saffir–Simpson scale have 23 things in common (in Unionpedia): Federal Emergency Management Agency, Hurricane Allen, Hurricane Andrew, Hurricane Dennis, Hurricane Gilbert, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita, Hurricane Stan, Hurricane Wilma, Knot (unit), Landfall, Louisiana, National Hurricane Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Storm surge, Texas, Tropical cyclone, World Meteorological Organization, 1900 Galveston hurricane, 1928 Okeechobee hurricane.

Federal Emergency Management Agency

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security, initially created by Presidential Reorganization Plan No.

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Hurricane Allen

Hurricane Allen was a rare and extremely powerful Cape Verde hurricane that struck the Caribbean, eastern and northern Mexico, and southern Texas in August 1980.

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Hurricane Andrew

Hurricane Andrew was a Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that struck the Bahamas and Florida in mid-August 1992, the most destructive hurricane to ever hit the state until Hurricane Irma surpassed it 25 years later.

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Hurricane Dennis

Hurricane Dennis (Ouragan Dennis; Huracán Dennis) was an early-forming major hurricane in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico during the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season.

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Hurricane Gilbert

Hurricane Gilbert was the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record until it was surpassed in 2005 by Hurricane Wilma.

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Hurricane Harvey

Hurricane Harvey is tied with Hurricane Katrina as the costliest tropical cyclone on record, inflicting $125 billion (2017 USD) in damage, primarily from catastrophic rainfall-triggered flooding in the Houston metropolitan area.

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Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina was an extremely destructive and deadly Category 5 hurricane that caused catastrophic damage along the Gulf coast from central Florida to Texas, much of it due to the storm surge and levee failure.

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Hurricane Rita

Hurricane Rita was the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the most intense tropical cyclone ever observed in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Hurricane Stan

Hurricane Stan was a rather weak but deadly tropical cyclone that affected areas of Central America in early October 2005.

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Hurricane Wilma

Hurricane Wilma was the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded in the Atlantic basin, and the second-most intense tropical cyclone recorded in the Western Hemisphere, after Hurricane Patricia in 2015.

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Knot (unit)

The knot is a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour, exactly 1.852 km/h (approximately 1.15078 mph).

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Landfall

Landfall is the event of a storm moving over egregious land after being over water.

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Louisiana

Louisiana is a state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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National Hurricane Center

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is the division of the United States' National Weather Service responsible for tracking and predicting weather systems within the tropics between the Prime Meridian and the 140th meridian west poleward to the 30th parallel north in the northeast Pacific Ocean and the 31st parallel north in the northern Atlantic Ocean.

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA; pronounced, like "Noah") is an American scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce that focuses on the conditions of the oceans, major waterways, and the atmosphere.

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Nicaragua

Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the largest country in the Central American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west.

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North Carolina

North Carolina is a U.S. state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Storm surge

A storm surge, storm flood or storm tide is a coastal flood or tsunami-like phenomenon of rising water commonly associated with low pressure weather systems (such as tropical cyclones and strong extratropical cyclones), the severity of which is affected by the shallowness and orientation of the water body relative to storm path, as well as the timing of tides.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population.

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Tropical cyclone

A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain.

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World Meteorological Organization

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 191 Member States and Territories.

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1900 Galveston hurricane

The Great Galveston Hurricane, known regionally as the Great Storm of 1900, was the deadliest natural disaster in United States history.

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1928 Okeechobee hurricane

The Okeechobee hurricane, also known as the San Felipe Segundo hurricane, was one of the deadliest hurricanes in the recorded history of the North Atlantic basin.

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2005 Atlantic hurricane season and Saffir–Simpson scale Comparison

2005 Atlantic hurricane season has 202 relations, while Saffir–Simpson scale has 164. As they have in common 23, the Jaccard index is 6.28% = 23 / (202 + 164).

References

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